Green, active and integrated: mobility in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit

From accelerating electric vehicle infrastructure to promoting active and shared modes of transport, the Cities Climate Action Summit (26-27 June) strives to unlock sustainable mobility solutions for a cleaner, healthier future.

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Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

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Podcast: in conversation with Xavier Brice, CEO, Sustrans

The latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast sees editor Luke Antoniou joined by Sustrans CEO Xavier Brice for a conversation on all things sustainable urban mobility.

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City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart citiesSponsored by Accenture

We hear from Sonya Shorey at Invest Ottawa as she discusses the innovation, its impact on the community and global markets, and the importance of the ecosystem approach.

Why buses will be the catalyst for electrified public transport

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How cities can own their data and their future with sovereign AI

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 32 – Flood and energy resilience in Quezon City

Urban Exchange Podcast

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The latest news on electric vehicles in smart city projects across the world.

EIB loan facilitates EV charging expansion in Europe

EIB loan facilitates EV charging expansion in Europe

Electric vehicles21 Jan 2026

Following the loan, network operator Eleport will deploy more than 250 fast-charging hubs at shopping and commercial centres across Central and Eastern Europe.

Digital taxi service launches at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Digital taxi service launches at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Road travel20 Jan 2026

Schiphol Taxi Network is working with Invers CloudBoxx and GoodMoovs to implement the system for a growing fully electric fleet at the airport in Amsterdam.

Cambridge begins construction of £6.1m solar park

Cambridge begins construction of £6.1m solar park

Solar power19 Jan 2026

Project will see the installation of a one-megawatt solar system paired with a battery to power electric bin lorries and other council vehicles in the UK city.

Massachusetts launches climatetech support initiative

Massachusetts launches climatetech support initiative

Climate action15 Jan 2026

Massachusetts Clean Energy Centre has announced the first awardees of its CriticalMass programme that focuses on projects with measurable climate impact.

Suffolk County Council accelerates EV charging

Suffolk County Council accelerates EV charging

Electric vehicles14 Jan 2026

It is working with Believ to install the first of thousands of planned public EV charge points across Suffolk as part of the council’s Plug in Suffolk Project.

EV Mega Hub to launch between Abu Dhabi and Dubai

EV Mega Hub to launch between Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Electric vehicles13 Jan 2026

Launch marks a key point in Adnoc Distribution’s roadmap to electrify UAE highways, with 20 hubs expected to launch by the end of 2027 and 15 planned in 2026.

Lucid, Nuro and Uber reveal global robotaxi at CES 2026

Lucid, Nuro and Uber reveal global robotaxi at CES 2026

Connected and autonomous vehicles08 Jan 2026

Autonomous on-road testing, led by Nuro, began in December last year, marking an important milestone in service validation and path to launch later in 2026.

Leicester on course to meet electric bus target

Leicester on course to meet electric bus target

Electric vehicles08 Jan 2026

With 60 further e-buses coming on stream in September, Leicester will have a 240-strong fleet of zero emission, electric buses across the city network.

Naveo seeks to redefine short-distance mobility

Naveo seeks to redefine short-distance mobility

Electric vehicles06 Jan 2026

With this international launch, Naveo aims to reinforce its ambition to become a global reference for campus electric mobility, offering solutions that scale.

Tool launched to track Europe’s race to net-zero transport

Tool launched to track Europe’s race to net-zero transport

Climate action11 Dec 2025

Part of the Path2Zero project, PolicyFrameMapper is a dashboard designed to map, compare and analyse transport decarbonisation strategies across Europe.

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Sidewalk Labs shuts down Toronto smart city project

Google affiliate blames coronavirus and economic uncertainty for closing controversial and delayed smart city project

Saudi Arabia calls for global smart tourism index

Saudi Tourism Authority and Skift have outlined a joint blueprint for the index, which aims to guide future tourism innovation, resiliency and sustainability.

What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

Global panel of industry experts with decades of achievements join SmartCitiesWorld's Advisory Board

The new Editorial Advisory Board will reflect on the changing needs of cities and the physical and digital solutions available

Huawei seals smart city deal with Barcelona

They will collaborate on projects relating to 5G, smart city applications and digital transformation.

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Data-driven mobility in cities: the role of maps and traffic dataSponsored by TomTom

Ralf-Peter Schäfer, VP Product Management Traffic and Travel Information at TomTom, explains how mapping data, combined ...

The EV boom is here, and mayors are taking the wheel

Mayor of Madison and and Chair Emerita of Climate Mayors, Satya Rhodes-Conway, says the time is now to leverage ...

Navigating the future: the evolution of urban transportation

Liz St Louis, director of smart cities and enabling services at Sunderland City Council, explores how advancements in ...

The top trends for micromobility in 2024

Manish Kharel, general manager for Lime, says 2024 must be the year micromobility infrastructure develops in line with ...

Why housing plans must factor in multimodal transit systems

James Lancaster of the Urban Mobility Partnership reflects on the UK political party conference season and considers ...

How flexible mobility spending can contribute to sustainability goals in the public sector

Mariusz Zabrocki, UK General Manager at FreeNow, explains how flexible mobility benefits can help replace private car ...

Smart cities and electric vehicles: the road to a sustainable and efficient future

Electric vehicles have a key role to play in smart cities, explains Rollo Home, head of product at Ordnance Survey, but ...

The key considerations for EV charging implementationSponsored by Siemens

Siemens’ Marcel Ruemenapf explains how public and private sector collaboration is critical to the success of efficient, ...

How Northern Ireland’s spirit of enterprise is pioneering the future of travelSponsored by Invest Northern Ireland

Whether by land, sea or air, Invest Northern Ireland explains how the region’s businesses are shaping a greener, ...

How smarter junctions contribute to safe and efficient travelSponsored by ST Engineering

ST Engineering’s Yeo Khiaw Ming explains why cities must explore the use of advanced technologies that enable more ...

How micromobility is boosting local economies

Cormac Quinn of Neuron Mobility explains how shared e-scooters are providing financial benefits to cities in turbulent ...

Self-sufficient: how corporate EV fleets could develop following economic incentives

Justin Tarr of L-Charge explains how grid-independent electric vehicle charging solutions can offer a solid foundation ...

Vital EV charging developments that could go even further

Neil Isaacson, CEO of public charge point operator Liberty Charge, discusses why the UK Government’s Electric Vehicle ...

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How cities can own their data and their future with sovereign AI

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 32 – Flood and energy resilience in Quezon City

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune in for the latest Urban Exchange where we get a first-hand account of city resilience measures from Quezon City following unexpected extreme rainfall.

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Green, active and integrated: mobility in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit

Green, active and integrated: mobility in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit

Podcast: in conversation with Xavier Brice, CEO, Sustrans

City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart citiesSponsored by Accenture

City Profiles

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dublin

Find out how Dublin is innovating to improve experiences and services for its communities in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile, including digital twin projects, traffic reduction, and economic growth.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – San Diego

Delve into this City Profile which focuses on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities. Find out how it splits the city’s challenges and matches them to solutions that demonstrate exactly how technology, policy and investment come together to overcome both every-day and long-term issues.

Research

White Paper: The Urban Edge - unlocking smart city potential through kerb revolution

White Paper: The Urban Edge - unlocking smart city potential through kerb revolution

This White Paper explores how transforming the humble kerb can enhance urban efficiency, sustainability, and livability. ’The Urban Edge’ serves as a practical guide for city planners, policymakers, and innovators, offering actionable strategies to turn static kerbs into adaptable, multifunctional zones.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: lessons and takeaways

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: lessons and takeaways

With Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 at a close, look back at some of the key actions and considerations for cities including actionable insights to accelerate climate action, emphasising the development of policies, the deployment of cutting edge technologies and the methods of financing projects in climate action across energy, mobility and the built environment.

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

This white paper maps the end-to-end journey from data discovery to implementing complex AI models that can provide customised insight. It puts forward a blueprint for cities to use artificial intelligence to become smarter and more liveable by taking an outcomes-focused approach.

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OnDemand WEBINAR: The rise of autonomous mobility and its role in the new normal era

OnDemand WEBINAR: The rise of autonomous mobility and its role in the new normal era

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